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Hey guys! So for this week's story, Little Lion and I challenged each other to find a random sentence in a random book. We took that sentence -a special thanks to The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien for said sentence - and wrote a story based around it. I decided to post that story for this week's upload and I hope you guys enjoy it! Comments and shares are greatly appreciated! Stay nerdy!--Little Snake

****"He shut his eyes again and holds on tighter." -- J.R.R. Tolkien (If you haven't read The Hobbit yet, you totally should.)

​The day was quickly morphing into night. Looking out the window, I could see the colors of dusk turning into the starry night sky. I turn my attention back to my little brother who is currently telling me about something he did in science class today. “And when we added the hydrogen peroxide,” he says while bouncing in the booth we are currently sitting at, “this foamy stuff just exploded out of the container!”

I laugh and steal one of his fries. “That’s really cool Jamie!” I see him turn his nose up at the name.

“My name is James, Mickie,” he smirks at me knowing full well that I hate that nickname, “I haven’t been Jamie since I was six years old.” James slaps my hand away from his plate and takes one of my fries in revenge. I look at him in mock offense as the waiter comes by to drop the check off.

James starts to pull his wallet out but I stop him and place my own card on the receipt to pay for our dinner. “It’s my treat tonight and plus you have to save up for whatever fancy college you end up going to.” I’ve been studying abroad in Spain for a few years and I came home last night to visit. When I left, my little bro was going into his sophomore year of high school being the dorky little brother I always knew him to be. The waiter comes by and takes my card as James and I continue catching up with each other. Now, just a short two years, he still has his oversized glasses but James really has matured and I couldn’t be prouder of him. “Do you still want to be a scientist?” I ask him. I swear, he knew more about chemical reactions than the average 18 year old should.

“Yep!” He says with a smile, “A chemist to be exact.” The waiter gives me back my card and I place five dollars on the table for his tip, before standing up. “But don’t worry Mick,” James stands up behind me and I turn to face him, “I won’t become an evil scientist and take over the world." We laugh as I remember his obsession old scientist movies, namely Frankenstein.

“Well darn, I always thought you would become the best evil overlord this world has ever seen. Guess I better throw away those t-shirts then.” He punches me in the arm and we head out of the restaurant. Once we’re outside I can feel the cool breeze that comes with the year being close to September. I hop onto my motorcycle and out of the corner of my eye, I see James freeze as he sees the bike.

JJames gingerly takes the helmet out of my hands and looks at it for a moment. “I’m going to have to ride on the moving death trap again, aren’t I?”

“Unless you want to sleep in the parking lot of a run down diner,” I chuckle, “then yes.”

Sighing in exasperation, he finally gets on behind me and holds on to my waist. I look over my shoulder at him. “If you kill me,” He says shutting his eyes tight, “I will come back to haunt you.”

“Open your eyes, little bro. It goes by faster if you focus on other things.” Once satisfied that his eyes are open, I put my helmet on and start the engine. I slowly pull out of the parking lot and turn onto the road. I love my brother, but motorcycles is not something we have in common. Still, it’s nice to see him again; James really has grown up since I’ve been gone. When we reach a particularly sharp turn I laugh and James… Well, he shuts his eyes again and holds on tighter.

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Hey there! We are Little Lion and Little Snake, which are nicknames we gave each other based on our Harry Potter houses! We hope you enjoy our works, and leave us a comment or two to let us know what you did (or didn't) like about them!Head over to "Meet The Authors" to read more about Scarlet Tea and Silver Ink's founders